Richard Somerset Le Poer Trench, 4th Earl of Clancarty, 3rd Marquess of Heusden (13 January 1834 – 29 May 1891), styled Viscount Dunlo between 1837 and 1872, was an

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peer, as well a

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in the

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Biography

He was born in

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, Ireland, the son of

William Trench, 3rd Earl of Clancarty William Thomas Le Poer Trench, 3rd Earl of Clancarty, 2nd Marquess of Heusden (21 September 1803 – 26 April 1872), styled Viscount Dunlo between 1805 and 1837, was an Irish peer, as well a nobleman in the Dutch nobility. He was educated a ...

, and Lady Sarah Juliana Butler. On 29 November 1866, he married Lady Adeliza Georgiana Hervey, daughter of

Frederick William Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol Frederick William Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol PC, FSA (15 July 1800 – 30 October 1864), styled Lord Hervey from 1803 to 1826 and Earl Jermyn from 1826 to 1859, was a British Tory politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household under ...

, and Lady Katherine Isabella Manners. They had three children: * William Frederick Le Poer Trench, 5th Earl of Clancarty (29 December 1868 – 16 February 1929) *Lady Katherine Anne Le Poer Trench (12 August 1871 – 25 February 1953) *The Hon. Richard John Le Poer Trench (25 December 1877 – 10 August 1960). He is buried with his wife Adeliza on the western side of

Highgate Cemetery Highgate Cemetery is a place of burial in north London, England. There are approximately 170,000 people buried in around 53,000 graves across the West and East Cemeteries. Highgate Cemetery is notable both for some of the people buried there as ...

References

thepeerage.com
Accessed April 11, 2009

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trench, Richard, 4th Earl Of Clancarty 1834 births 1891 deaths Burials at Highgate Cemetery

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Earls of Clancarty